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Children walk next to the memorial wall with the names of residents who were killed at the time of Russia’s occupation, on July 2, 2023 in Bucha, Ukraine. The Kyiv suburb was turned into a battlefield in the first month of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow’s troops attempted to seize the capital. Ukrainian forces took back control of Bucha and nearby towns last March, after weeks of violent occupation by Russian forces. Ukrainian authorities allege that 1,400 deaths occurred during Russian occupation here, with more than 175 people found in mass graves and torture chambers, amid thousands of instances of war crimes. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/Getty Images)

‘Have the kids come home?’: How open-source technologies are reshaping conflict and humanitarian operations

DefenseScoop was recently briefed about how the U.S. government is increasingly engaging with a broad range of efforts to document evidence of potential war crimes and other…
Admiral Piret presents the data shown on NOAA’s Science on a Sphere to His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco during the International Hydrographic Organization Assembly 2023 in Monaco. (Credit: LCDR Bobby Dixon, Naval Oceanography Public Affairs Officer)
Rear Adm. Piret presents the data shown on NOAA’s Science on a Sphere to Prince Albert II of Monaco during the International Hydrographic Organization Assembly 2023 in Monaco. (Credit: LCDR Bobby Dixon, Naval Oceanography Public Affairs Officer)

US delegation to IHO assembly promotes data-sharing for maritime safety amid Ukraine conflict

Rear Adm. Ronald Piret, commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, talked to DefenseScoop about the implications of the summit.
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